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'I’m glad they have both been jailed, but they will be out before I know it and I fear they will come after me again.

'It has cost me thousands of pounds to repair the damage, and although I did get some of the items back, the psychological impact has been the worst.

'One of my staff left shortly afterwards,
which may have been for the best. I would rather if they come back that
none of my staff have to suffer.'

Owner Paul Wood has said he has been left in fear following the burglary in June

Eagles chipped away at the wall so he was then able to enter the shop from this alleyway

Mr Wood said he has now been left in fear
after the burglary, which happened in June. He said it has taken him
four months to return the shop back to normal.

Eagles was jailed for two years at Stoke-on-Trent Crown court after admitting the burglary.

Judge Paul Glenn, said: 'The property was stolen in a professionally-executed shop burglary committed by Christopher Eagles. The police then recovered items of high value, almost the entire haul from the burglary.'

Jailing Walters for 12 months for handling stolen goods, the judge said: 'You and Eagles plainly planned to make a significant amount of money had you not been caught with the property.'